Harness



G. A. BOWNESS.

HARNESS.

APPLICATIO man MAYG, 1919.

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shone-n annnnw nownnssyor sni/naaasrnn, rnincn nnwann rstann, time Britain, and a resident of the town of Summerside, in the Province of Prince Edward Island, Dominion ot Canada, have lnvented To all whom mag concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen ANDREW Bownnss, a subject of the King of Great certain new and useful Improvements in Harness, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in harness and particularly to saddles, back pads and adjustment of the belly straps,

and the objects ot the invention are to so construct the harness that in the eventof the belly strap breaking adjacent to the saddle then by adjusting the length of the belly strap anew connection may be made, so that the life time of the bellystrapsis prolonged, and to permit of this adjustment to the belly strap being jmade under any working conditions, without the necessity of skilled labor being employed. l l

Further objects are to permit of the trimrulings being utilizedias the securing means t to permit of ready removal of the trimmings forthe upper end ofthe belly straps, and

to facilitate the! adjustment ofthe belly strap when brokenand thus repairthe da1ntype with back pads in such a manner that if the belly strap attachment adj acentto the saddle breaksflt is necessary to rip. openthe back pad to permit of a positioning of new straps and trimmings, anoperation which s extremely diflicult and can only be accoinplished byjhighly skilled labor.

\ By the present invention thisobjection is entirely eliminated,ani:l the harness is much easier tomanutacture and can be sewn by means of machinery, whereas, in the older type of harness, the back pads and saddle are hand sewn, which is extremely arduous and tlresome besides lnvolvinp; a considerable loss of time and increasing the cost of manufacture. j

With the above and otlierpb ects 11D view the invention consists essentially of the 1m proved construction part cularly described and set forth 1n the follow ng specification, and accom anying drawings :termmg part at the same. i

Specification of errersraim. Application filed May 6, 191a nannnss.

Patented July 6, SerialqNo. 295,196.

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a perspective View of a showing my improved back strap. attachments, thereon.

Fig.2, is a fragmentary longitudinal sect1on of the saddle shown in Fig.1.

.F 1g. 3, is a plan view of the blank from which the back pads are cut.

. Like. characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a saddle, the back 10 of which .is'constructcd ottwo or more thicknesses of leather or like su table material, and on-the underside of this saddle back pads 11 are secured.

On the under face of the saddle back nuts 12 and 13 are positioned and secured by plns clenched on the outer end, and registermg withtllese nuts are orifices 14: and 15, which extend through the saddle back.

.Thepads llare formed of a blank 16 of pads and belly leatherorother suitable material the lateral edges of which are cut on the bias or taper ng inwardly,and in the center of the blank pleces ofleather are removed to form a pair of wings 17, the outer edges of which are continuous with the lateral edges of the saddle pads, and the inner edges are formed arcuate as shown at 18. j i j In theembodiment illustrated the back pads are shown as being made of one piece of'leather andthe two pads are connected by a strip of leather 19bit less width than the pad cover proper, but it will. be evident that each pad may be made individually, that is to say, each pad could be :cut from a smallerfpiece of leather, andthe strap 19 would then be oined in the center. 1

The arcuate edge 18 sewn tothe lateral edge of the strip 19 and the tapered. edge of the pad proper is thus brought into direct alinement with the lateral edge ofthe strip 19, so that the transverse line of sewing by means Of W hlQh the, pad is secured to the saddle back is. a continuous straight line, thusmaking it possible for the sewing to be accomplished by machinery.

The strap 19 is sewn to the center of the underside of the saddle and the wings 1'? are bent around, so that they may be sewn to the adjacent edge of the strap 19 as shownat 20, the lateral edges of each pad being then sewn to the lateral edges of the saddle while the end or outer edges of the blank will be sewn to the outer edge of the, saddle,

'Ihe' ads win be filled with horse hair or other suitable' filling which'is .used in harness making; y

It will be evident that there are no, ob-

trusions or rough edges caused-by the sewing of the padsin thismanner whichwould I ehafe the horses back, and the surfaces of the. pads in contact with the. horses' back upper thickness is formed with. slits 22 ad'-' jacent to the ends each slit'communicating with a'p'assageway 21.

The belly straps 23 are formed in two portions, and the upper endof eaclrportion will pass through a passagewa- -21 and r I through" a slit 22.,fand will bepro'yided with a pair of orilices '24 and 25 which will reg- .ister With theorifices 15 and 14.

The upperend of each belly strap car- T ries bearing ring 26 and to prevent any undue wearon the belly strap I provide a cover member 24 of suitable material one endof which passes through the slit 22 into inga suitable bolt throughthe" orifices.

andalso bypassing the threaded endof the p'assageway'2l,ithe' cover member underlying' the upper end of the belly strap.

The inner end ofthe cover member 27 is provided with a pair of orifices 28 and 29,

which register with orifices 24, and 15, and 25, and 14:,in the belly strap and'sa'ddle respectively. i e I j The belly strap'i's'held in position by pass- 2a, 28 iand 1 5, and threading it into the nut a turret ring 31'-tl1rough-the orifices 25, 29

g and 14, and threading itinto'the nut 12.

' In this way/the 'upp'efrend of the belly strap is heldrigidly in position.

' The bearer ring 26 forms an attachment for the bearer strap 32 whichis PlOVlClGCl V with shaft bearers (notshowu in drawings).

VVhenthi's saddle is iinuselandlthe inner belly strap 23'breaks or fails adjacent to the' upperend through the passageway 21 the ring 26, then all that it is necessary to do, is to unbuckle the belly strap and push to;asuitable distance, and then punch two new holesjih the-upper end'of the' in'ner belly strap to permit the bolt 30 and turret ring 31 (which have been removed, to remove the broken belly strap) being replaced by passing them through the newly punched holes and through the orifices in the saddle A and threading them into the nuts 13 and 12 respectively.

The chafing or the ring 26 on the bellystrap 23 is prevented by making the wearing or cover member 27 of metal, leather or the like, so that the life time of the belly strap will be prolonged.

Any other trimmings that are required may be secured to the saddle A in any manner, but what I particularly desire to emphasize 'in' my specification are the adjustability of the inner belly strap whereby it may be repaired when broken with a minimum of time and labor, the construction of the back pads, whereby chafing oi the horses back is eliminated, and the sewing of the pad in position on the saddle.

As many changes could be made in the -above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims, eonstruct'ed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification' and drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

' hat I claim as my invention is:

'1. A saddle having a passageway in a. lateral edge and slit in the outer face, a belly strap having the upper end slidably passing through the said passageway and said slit, readily removable means for securing the belly strap in position, and a ring engagedby the belly strap and saddle, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A saddle having a passagewcty in a lateral edge and a slit in the outer face, a. belly strap having the upper end slidably mounted 'inthe passageway and slit, a cover member underlying the belly strap and having its outer edge insertedinto the passage way, a ring engaged by the cover member and upper end of belly strap, and readily removable means for securing the upper end of the belly strap in position.

In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE ANDREV BOWNESS. 

